Author: The Tech Guy
Rita El Khoury / Android AuthorityWe’ve seen some unexpected battery behavior in the Pixel 10 series. Battery life is typically okay for us on Google’s latest, but depending on the workload, Pixel 10 phones sometimes offer shorter battery life than last year’s Pixel 9 series did. Stranger still, the Pixel 10 Pro XL in particular can be annoyingly inconsistent. Curious to know more, we started asking how you all feel about battery life in Pixel 10 phones beginning in October — and now, nearly two months on, we’ve got the results of that polling.According to our poll, most readers —…
We've heard (and written, here at VentureBeat) lots about the generative AI race between the U.S. and China, as those have been the countries with the groups most active in fielding new models (with a shoutout to Cohere in Canada and Mistral in France). But now a Korean startup is making waves: last week, the firm known as Motif Technologies released Motif-2-12.7B-Reasoning, another small parameter open-weight model that boasts impressive benchmark scores, quickly becoming the most performant model from that country according to independent benchmarking lab Artificial Analysis (beating even regular GPT-5.1 from U.S. leader OpenAI). But more importantly for…
It is rare for the richest person or the richest family to double the wealth of the next richest. Bill Gates achieved this in 1999 when he reached $90 billion while Warren Buffett was at $36 billion, and was close in 2001. The Walton family also achieved this in 1993 and 1994. As of December 2, 2024 the net worth of the five richest individuals in the world wasElon Musk: $353BJeff Bezos: $231BMark Zuckerberg: $210BLarry Ellison: $198BBernard Arnault: $171B As of Dec 15, 2025 Elon Musk has $509 billion and Larry Page has $252 billion. (per Forbes). This is missing…
If you’ve ever wanted those smooth tracking shots and overhead angles you see in travel vlogs and TikToks but don’t want to mess with a full-size drone, this deal is worth a look. The HOVERAir X1 PROMAX is a compact, self-flying camera drone designed to live in your bag and handle the filming for you. At $449.99, with $430 off the comp value, it’s suddenly a much more approachable way to add aerial and tracking footage to your life. What you’re getting The X1 PROMAX is all about convenience. It’s a small, lightweight drone that’s built to be launched quickly,…
Smart TVs now ship with a long list of preinstalled apps, and LG’s webOS is no exception. It comes loaded with staples like YouTube, Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+. However, the latest addition to LG’s preinstalled app lineup has some users shaking their heads in frustration. With its latest webOS update, LG has begun automatically installing the Microsoft Copilot AI app on its smart TVs. The change was first spotted by a Reddit user, who noticed the app suddenly appear in their TV’s app drawer after a software update. Making matters worse, the app can’t be uninstalled. “I always hated…
Presented by Capital One SoftwareTokenization is emerging as a cornerstone of modern data security, helping businesses separate the value of their data from its risk. During this VB in Conversation, Ravi Raghu, president, Capital One Software, talks about the ways tokenization can help reduce the value of breached data and preserve underlying data format and usability, including Capital One’s own experience leveraging tokenization at scale. Tokenization, Raghu asserts, is a far superior technology. It converts sensitive data into a nonsensitive digital replacement, called a token, that maps back to the original, which is secured in a digital vault. The token…
Career paths are rarely a straight line and often include some unexpected curves. That is certainly true for Erin Sholl, deputy chief of the Space Transportation Systems Division within the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. From struggling with multiplication tables in elementary school to supporting the International Space Station from the Mission Control Center, her journey has been full of twists and turns. Despite her early difficulties in math and science, Sholl eventually grew to love and excel in both subjects. She planned to study chemical engineering in college – inspired by a…
As expected, Motorola announced its Edge 70 to the Indian market today. The device, which was previously announced back in October, will be available in India for INR 30,000 ($330) in its single 8/256GB configuration. Open sales are scheduled to start on December 23. Edge 70 comes in three color options – Pantone Bronze Green, Pantone Gadget Grey and Pantone Lily Pad. Motorola Edge 70 official color options Edge 70 is a thin and light midranger equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset, a 6.67-inch OLED (FHD+ 120Hz) display and a 5,000 mAh battery with…
Samsung’s always-on display is one of those features you appreciate for its convenience but rarely think about. It shows the time, lock screen widgets, and a few notification icons. If you like personalizing your Samsung phone though, you’ll find that the built-in AOD options leave a lot to be desired. But the good thing is you don’t have to limit yourself to those built-in options. Samsung’s Good Lock app offers plenty of room to get creative. With it, you can shift AOD from a simple status screen to something that feels unique and fun. The built-in AOD customization options are…
Oracle SEC filing reveals $248 billion in data center deals”Current” and “expected” demand are pushing widespread expansionPublic, bank and private debts are providing the cash needed to growOracle has confirmed a continued rise in data center deals, with the value of its lease commitments totalling $248 billion as of November 30, 2025.We recently reported the company planned to raise Capex to $50 billion this fiscal year, up from an earlier forecast of $35 billion.But now, we know Oracle has nearly $250 billion in data center and cloud capacity leasing deals set to last 15-19 years, marking a considerable 148% increase…